Eid-el-Kabir: Kwara gov prays for peace, Nigeria’s progress

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state has prayed to Allah to make peace, unity, and progress permanent features of the state and Nigeria, urging citizens to unite and work for a better country.

Speaking with journalists after observing the Eid prayers at the Ilorin Eid praying ground,l alongside other dignitaries and political office holders, the governor said: “Yesterday, the Amirul Hajj for Kwara state, Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, reached out to me from the Holy land and asked for my prayer points. I said my prayer for Nigeria is unity, peace, and progress.

“Today, my message is the same: unity, peace, and progress. For those of us who have seen today, we say AlhamduliLlaah. For those who have departed, we say may Allaah grant them Al-jannah Firdaus”

Governor Abdulrazaq had earlier arrived at the Ilorin Eid praying ground alongside his brother the Mutawali of Ilorin Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq, closely followed by Senator Saliu Mustapha (Kwara Central); House of Representatives members Ahmad Yinka Aluko and Mukhtar Tolani Shagaya; House Leader Oba Magaji; House of Assembly members; Chief of Staff Prince Abdulkadir Mahe; and many other cabinet members